diff --git a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
index 6f6e45c74..d8c57847a 100644
--- a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
@@ -4977,6 +4977,12 @@ impl BusDevice for DeviceManager {
 
 impl Drop for DeviceManager {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
+        // Wake up the DeviceManager threads (mainly virtio device workers),
+        // to avoid deadlock on waiting for paused/parked worker threads.
+        if let Err(e) = self.resume() {
+            error!("Error resuming DeviceManager: {:?}", e);
+        }
+
         for handle in self.virtio_devices.drain(..) {
             handle.virtio_device.lock().unwrap().shutdown();
         }